Apron with multiple compartment pocket



Nov. 11, 1952 K. WESTGARTH APRON WITH MULTIPLE COMPARTMENT POCKET Filed Dec. 7, 1949 ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 11, 1952 APRON WITH MULTIPLE COMPARTMENT POCKET Katharine Westgarth, Mamaroneck, N. Y.

Application December 7, 1949, Serial No. 131,527

3 Claims. 1

The present invention relates to aprons and is more particularly directed toward cleaning aprons adapted to carrying dust cloths, wash cloths, clothes pins, etc.

The housewife frequently has occasion to carry with her in her work about the house dust cloths, wash cloths, soap, and small devices, some of which may be wet and soiled, while others are dry and clean.

The present invention contemplates aprons particularly designed for use in carrying such articles about when doing housework. According to the present invention, the apron, in addition to having the usual waistband and body or skirt which protects the wearer's ordinary clothing, is provided with a multiple pocket front member secured to the waistband, preferably made of waterproof material and having a number of large commodious pockets readily accessible, whereby the wearer can easily make insertions into them or remove articles from them.

The accompanying drawings show, for purposes of illustrating the present invention, one embodiment in which the invention may take form, it being understood that the drawings are illustrative of the invention rather than limiting the same.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a view showing a piece of sheeting used in making the multiple pocket member;

Figure 2 illustrates the piece of sheeting folded and seamed together at its ends;

Figure 3 indicates a piece of sheeting seamed to form a plurality of pockets;

Figure 4 is a view illustrating a piece of fabric used in making the body or skirt of the apron;

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are views illustrating the waistband, one of the tie extensions and a strip of binding tape;

Figure 8 is a front elevational view of the completed apron;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary View on an enlarged scale, illustrating the arrangement of pocket and waistband; and

Figure 10 is a View illustrating the apron in use.

The sheet of material l shown in Figure 1 is preferably a piece of waterproof sheeting such as decorated vinyl sheeting or other similar waterproof plastic material. It has an upper edge with cutouts indicated at H so as to provide points as indicated at l2. This piece of material may, for example, be made about 3 feet long and 2 feet wide.

The edges along the cutouts II, II are preferably reenforced by fabric binding tape [3, this tape being secured to the edge of the plastic sheeting by a suitable seaming process, usually stitching ona, sewing machine. After the binding tape has been secured, the piece of sheeting is doubled as indicated in Figure 2 so that the edge I4 is opposite the tips l2 of the other notched edge of the sheet. This forms a two-ply member and the ends of this are closed by seaming as indicated at [5, l5. This may be done by an ordinary sewing machine or by a heat sealing machine. Where ordinary sewing is performed, the large pocket formed as shown in Figure 2 is turned inside out so that the free edges are inside and then the large pocket is divided into three pockets by seaming indicated at l6, l6 (Figure 3). Where heat sealed seams are employed at I5 and i6, it will not be necessary to turn the device inside out.

The waistband forming member I! of Figure 5 and the apron body forming member l8 of Figure 4, together with the upper edge M of the pocket forming member are secured together by suitable sewing operations so that waistband I9 is connected to both the apron body and to the pocket member. In fastening these parts together, the upper edge M of the pocket forming member is gathered from a width of about 2 feet to a width of about 9 to 12 inches, and the points l2, I2 at the top of the U-shaped cutouts, together with the material at the upper ends of the seam I6, are stitched into the Waistband, so that the pocket forming member assumes a sector-shape such as shown in Figure 8. The gathering of the upper rear ply of the pocket forming member is indicated at 20 (Figure 9). In carrying out this operation, the front of the pocket forming member, 1. e., along the edges reenforced by the binding tape I3, is loose and falls naturally into long V-shaped openings such as illustrated at 2| (Figures 8, 9 and 10). The apron body is provided with a hem at 22 and ties 23, 23 are secured to the ends of the waistband.

It will be apparent that the order in which certain of these sewing operations take place may be varied as desired, it being preferable that the multiple pocket front member be preformed and secured to the waistband so as to provide a plurality of readily available upwardly opening pockets.

When the device is in use, it appears somewhat as shown in Figure 10. The ordinary clothing worn by the wearer is protected by the body or skirt of the apron and the pocket forming member hangs from the waistband with the pockets 3 opening upwardly so as to be readily accessible to the user. Inasmuch as the pockets are made so that the material is loose, except at the gathered edge, they are free to conform to the shape of the objects which may be inserted in them. By making the material of waterproof sheeting and folding it along the bottom edge, it is apparent that wet cloths, soap, etc. may be carried without danger of soiling the body of the apron.

It will also be apparent that aprons made as above described, but using stronger and more desirable material are well adapted for other uses such as in the garden or the nursery.

Since it is obvious that the invention may be embodied in other forms and constructions with in the scope of the claims, I wish it to be understood that the particular form shown is but one of these forms, and various modifications and changes being possible, I do not otherwise limit myself in any waywith-respect thereto.

What is claimedis:

1. In an apron; a front-member formed of a generally rectangular pieceof sheeting, one edge of which is provided with a series of shallow downwardly narrowing notches; folded medially parallel to said edge onto itself to form two plies, the plies being seamed at the ends and from the fold to the peaks of the notchededege to thereby form a plurality of pockets with downwardly narrowing, cutout front walls, a waistband, and

stitching securing the rear wall of the pocket forming member to the waistband, said upper wall being gathered so that the upper rear edge of each pocket is narrowed while the front edge is left free to form a hand opening and the pockets as separated by the seams diverge downwardly and outwardly from a central region of the waistband.

2. An apron, as claimed in claim 1,. wherein the downwardly narrowing edge is provided with reenforcing binding tape and the binding tape at the upper ends of the pocket forming seams is secured to the waistband.

3. An apron, as claimed in claim 2, having an apron body or. skirt secured to the waistband and extending down behind the front member. KATHARINE WESTGARTH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES i a rhii rs.

OTHER REFERENCES Simplicity Pattern Book, Pattern No. 2,295, January 1948'. 

